UC CAAN Collective

The UC Climate Action Arts Network team brings together artists, scholars, researchers, and cultural practitioners whose different histories, practices, and ways of knowing create possibilities for collaboration, attending to the uneven conditions of a changing planet and discovering, through collective work, new ways of living with and caring for the world.

Portrait of a woman with salt and pepper hair pulled back, wearing translucent-framed glasses, dangling earrings, and a black top. She faces the camera with a slight smile against a vibrant red background.
Jennifer Parker, Co-Founding Director (UCSC)
Close-up outdoor portrait of a woman with shoulder-length, wavy brown hair and blue-green eyes, wearing a denim jacket over a white textured sweater. She looks slightly to the right with a gentle smile against a softly blurred background of green trees and foliage.
Karolina Karlic, Co-Founding Director (UCSC)
Close-up outdoor portrait of a man with short, graying hair, salt-and-pepper, short cropped hair, and round black-framed glasses, wearing a dark jacket over a striped shirt. He faces the camera with a slight smile against a softly blurred background of green foliage and purple flowers.
Brett Snyder Brett Snyder (UCD)
Asma Kazmi (UCB)
Close-up portrait of a person with shoulder-length, light blond-gray hair and blue-green eyes, wearing a black top and small hoop earrings. They face the camera with a neutral expression against a plain off-white background.
Anna Friz (UCSC)
Close-up indoor portrait of a smiling person wearing a black baseball cap and dark collared shirt. They look slightly to the side against a softly blurred background of bookshelves filled with colorful books.
T.J. Demos (UCSC)
Close-up outdoor portrait of a woman with long, straight dark hair, wearing a black top, patterned cardigan, and turquoise beaded necklace. She is shown in three-quarter profile, gazing to the right against a softly blurred background of trees and green foliage.
Latipa (UCR)
Close-up indoor portrait of a person with short dark hair and rectangular glasses, wearing a black shirt featuring a colorful tiger graphic and a pendant necklace. They face the camera with a slight smile against a softly blurred interior background.
Dorothy R. Santos (UCSC)
Close-up portrait of a woman with long, wavy black hair and bangs, wearing a black top. She faces the camera with a neutral expression against a light gray background.
Sarah Rosalena (UCSB)
Jayson Beaster-Jones (UCM)
Patricia Vergara (UCM)
LuLing Osofsky
Portrait of two smiling people standing side by side in front of a weathered wooden wall. On the left, a man with short dark hair wears a black polo shirt and stands with his arms crossed. On the right, a woman with long blond hair wears a black top. Both face the camera.
Teddy Cruz + Fonna Forman (UCSD)
Close-up outdoor portrait of a smiling person with dark hair pulled back, wearing a light gray shirt. Sunlight illuminates their face against a softly blurred background of dark green foliage.
Jay Alfrisando (UCSC)
Jill Miller (UCB)
Close-up outdoor portrait of a person with short brown hair and round, thin-framed glasses, wearing a black T-shirt. They face the camera with a slight smile, illuminated by warm sunlight against a sandy beach and clear blue sky.
Annika Berry (UCSC)
Close-up outdoor portrait of a man with swept-back gray hair and rectangular glasses, wearing a dark blue collared shirt. He faces the camera with a slight smile against a leafy background of green foliage and pink flowers.
Martin Rizzo-Martinez (UCSC)
Close-up portrait of a smiling person with short, dark, side-swept hair, round metal-framed glasses, and a blue denim shirt. They face the camera against a softly blurred wooden background.
Rachel Berger
Close-up outdoor portrait of a man with a short beard, wearing a black baseball cap, brown jacket, and black headphones around his neck. Warm sunlight illuminates his face as he looks to the side against a softly blurred natural landscape.
Kevin Cororan (UCSC)
Close-up indoor portrait of a smiling person with short, dark, wavy hair, wearing a black collared shirt and bright red lipstick. They face the camera against a cream-colored wall and deep red curtains.
Juli Carson (UCI)
Close-up indoor portrait of a smiling woman with long gray-brown hair and bangs, wearing a purple plaid shirt, gold necklace, and black circular earrings. She looks slightly to the right against a light-colored paneled wall.
Glenda Drew (UCD)
Close-up outdoor portrait of a smiling man with short light brown hair and a neatly trimmed salt-and-pepper beard, wearing a taupe jacket over a dark shirt. A softly blurred background shows a blue patio umbrella and light-colored building.
Jesse Colin Jackson (UCI)
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